Department of Diagnostic Imaging, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hernia. 2012 Feb;16(1):59-62. doi: 10.1007/s10029-011-0863-4. Epub 2011 Jul 28.
Abdominal wall hernias are a common imaging finding in the abdomen. Ultrasonography (US) is noninvasive and allows the examination of the patient in a physiological manner. High-frequency annular US probes have become an increasingly important diagnostic tool for detecting pathological lesions in superficial organs.
To determine the prevalence of paraumbilical hernias among adult patients by abdominal sonography in a tertiary care hospital and to describe the sonographic technique and findings.
During the 2-year period between January 2008 and December 2009, we performed high-resolution US of the anterior abdominal wall on 302 patients who were referred for different reasons other than the examination of the anterior abdominal wall. The images were taken by a radiologist with 12 years of experience in US, and the images were reviewed by three consultant radiologists with expertise in body imaging.
A total of 302 patients [169 females (56.0%) and 133 males (44.0%)], ranging in age from 17 to 85 years, with a mean age of 53.5 years, were enrolled in the study. The number of positive cases among females was 42 (24.9%) and that among males was 31 (23.3%).
High-resolution US is an efficient tool for detecting the presence of paraumbilical hernias and accurately verifying not only their content, but also the possible associated complications.
腹壁疝是腹部常见的影像学表现。超声检查（US）是非侵入性的，可以使患者在生理状态下接受检查。高频环形 US 探头已成为检测浅表器官病理病变的重要诊断工具。
在一家三级保健医院通过腹部超声检查确定成年患者脐旁疝的患病率，并描述超声技术和表现。
在 2008 年 1 月至 2009 年 12 月的 2 年期间，我们对 302 名因除前腹壁检查以外的不同原因就诊的患者进行了前腹壁高分辨率 US 检查。图像由一位具有 12 年 US 经验的放射科医生拍摄，由三位具有身体成像专业知识的顾问放射科医生对图像进行了回顾。
共有 302 名患者（女性 169 名，占 56.0%；男性 133 名，占 44.0%），年龄 17 至 85 岁，平均年龄 53.5 岁，纳入研究。女性阳性病例数为 42 例（24.9%），男性为 31 例（23.3%）。
高分辨率 US 是检测脐旁疝存在的有效工具，不仅能准确验证其内容，还能准确验证可能的相关并发症。
